Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Clinton doubles down on Sanders criticism, warns that he's promising 'the moon' [View all]BlueWI
(1,736 posts)Does it have to be that people who don't support Biden are selfish? Everyone wants to win. Not everyone agrees on the best strategy for getting a win. And judging by Biden's inability to beat a fairly obscure former mayor in Iowa, perhaps conventional assumptions about electibility are faulty.
It's ironic that two of the most visible Biden surrogates these days - Clinton and Kerry - lost races themselves to D student candidates Bush and Trump. Maybe some younger allies of Biden should get more invitations to represent the campaign.
Does it help the party's chances that Clinton, whose negatives are as high as any public figure today, is attacking a current front runner in the nomination race? Does it even help Biden? Not at all, IMO.
This is going to be a tough race. But there's no way to know who's the strongest candidate until the primary is over. Too many faulty assumptions led to disaster in 2016 and I don't want a repeat experience.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided